Wordsworth: A Life

By Juliet Barker

Too often dismissed as an author of homely verse, Wordsworth was actually a radical and brilliant man, his life a fascinating blend of achievement and tragedy.

This striking portrait, taken from letters and autobiographical fragments carefully selected by Juliet Barker, illuminates Wordworth’s life from his childhood to his death in 1850. It reveals the rebellious schoolboy who became a supporter of the French Revolution, the radical young poet who rose to be a revered patriarch, and the intensely private man who loved and cared deeply for his family.